Reservoir Political Wrong-doing

In Hurricane ravaged Louisiana, drowning in water and political corruption, money flows like water to build 14 new Reservoirs.Gov. Kathleen Blanco supports waste of a Billion
dollars to build Reservoirs with over 150 Natural and 30
Man-made existing lakes.
Self-serving Politicians using Eminent Domain and tax money to build
reservoirs are realizing personal gain by selling Lakefront lots.
Legislator Developer Rep. Francis C. Thompson has Lakefront lots for sale at Poverty Point Reservoir a Louisiana State Park.

Economic Development is used as a means of Political Wrongdoing.
A traveling Reservoir Salesman is going from parish to parish promoting
Economic Development Lakes for $100,000 a year per lake consulting fee.

Rep. Francis Thompson seems to be helping his brother and Lake building friend
Denmon of Denmon Engineering by creating Reservoirs in Richland, Ouachita,
Allen, Caldwell, Morehouse, promoting them in Washington, and other Parishes.
There was $41,975,000 approved for
12 new reservoirs in 2004.

Poverty Point Reservoir created 1992 by Rep. Francis Thompson, built by
Denmon with Michael Thompson as Director, and now
director of Golf Course.

Rep. Thompson passed
House Bill 1136 in 2001 allowing sale of land taken by
Eminent Domain to Third Party without
first offering to sell back to original owner.Self-serving Legislation allowing personal gain by sale of property taken.

Are these lots the
26 pieces of property takenby Eminent Domain?
Misuse of Eminent Domain, taking homes for Lakefront lots, recreation and
Golf Courses is placing undue hardship on some for pleasure and gain of others.

Reservoirs will take churches, homes of old and poor, desecrate cemeteries,
destroy wildlife and endangered species, and collect mercury polluted water.

The 8 Million income
comment by Mike Thompson in 2001 is questionable,
not finished or opened until 2002. Audit states lake has 2 employees.

Lakes may create some temporary construction, and a few minimum wage jobs.
No studies done, and
Lake Providence Poorest Place In America is an
example that Lakes provide no Economic Development, or lasting jobs.
Some officials seem to be interested in their own Economic Development.

By any means necessary, Lake is built, or not, Michael Thompson receives
money for project duration. Denmon receives
$800,000for site selection report.
It seems Denmon, Thompson, and Legislator Developers are continuing year
after year to create more Reservoirs to receive and waste taxpayer’s money.

Chad Rogers of thedeadpelican.com
La News And Politics is writing articles
on his website, and also talking about Reservoir wrong doing on
WJBO Radio.

Is
Rep. Francis C.Thompson in violation of Louisiana State Constitution?
Legislative office is a public trust, and every effort to realize personal gain
through official conduct is a violation of that trust.

Unchristian taking of homes, churches, and desecration of cemeteries is a travesty.
Should old and poor suffer to build wealthy Lakefront retirement communities?
Should taxpayers spend $40 to $50 million a lake to make developers wealthy?

These great Real Estate deals are currently being brought to you by our
Economic Development Policy, and the use of our Taxpayer's money.
Come and live in Louisiana, where your Property Rights are not respected?

This may seem to be Politics as usual in the State of Louisiana.
Let us investigate this matter so it doesn't soil the image of our great state.

Upset Residents attended June1, 2004 meeting were told, no property taken at
Poverty Point Reservoir, but news article showed
26 pieces of property taken.
Public notices were finally published for 2003 and 2004 on July 15, 2004.

The C.P.A proposed and voted to start an investigation into the Reservoir.

Reading Town Talk article, 73 year old Ouachita Parish resident contacted
C.P.A, and attended meeting. Her property at Choudrant was 1 of 11 sites, and
battled with Michael Thompson in 1999. Thompson, traveling Lake Salesman
is back again promoting
more Lakes in
Ouachita and
Lincoln Parish.

Cash Budget 2005 is $38,903.38 with Thompson’s girlfriend from Delhi
receiving $9,000 to keep minutes of about 3 meetings a year, and $25,403.38
for Miscellaneous. Items like paper clips? Total Expenses is exactly $38,903.38.

It seems $800,000 wasn’t enough, and Denmon did more testing on Mill Creek
in spring of 2005. Thompson said, “May file for permit in September”.

In Bogalusa Daily News
Site workRep. Francis Thompson spent 2 hours
using Poverty Point as a model to promote Washington Parish reservoir.
He said, “be prepared for opposition, and no property sized at Poverty Point”.
Mike Thompson said, “26 pieces of property taken by Eminent Domain”.
They say this and that.

Did Elected officials and Lake Commission influence, or know lake site to be
selected, and buying, or own land? Are the Thompson’s also involved?

Elected officials and
Lake Commission may gain financially from the Reservoir.
Nevers was previous owner of businesses like COUNTRY STOP MARINE, LLC
Rumors say, “money borrowed, transferred to his son, and Bankruptcy filed”.

Washington Parish Act-71 has Retirement Communities section, but most
are copy and paste of others with broad powers to sue, be sued, tax, buy, sell,
create economic development corp. take property without asking by usingExpropriation, and Do and perform any and all things.

At Transportation
Committee Hearing on May 17th is
Rep. Ritchie in FuneralBusiness heard laughing about
digging up graves in Oak Grove Community?
One ancestral Cemetery has over 300 graves, and veterans of many wars.

Residents spoke in opposition, in order to go on record because of no public input.
Information on 11 Cemeteries submitted included civil war veterans buried in
Rester Cemetery, and Petition with over 1100 names against Reservoir.

Nevers and Ritchie say, “they want the Reservoir for Recreation, and Economic
Development of building Lakefront homes”, but are unable to answer when asked,
“name jobs created other than a few minimum wage and temporary construction”.

Washington Parish Re-Election Poll

A $10,000 Local Match with $670,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds.
Capital outlay 2005 lists $750,000 for New Morehouse Reservoir, and $500,000
for Plum Crest Lake. Is this a mistake or is there 2 new Reservoirs?

Denmon Engineering has also recently been selected to provide site selection and
all planning, engineering. Estimated Project Cost: $25 million.

Jury OKs steps in funding reservoir October 17, 2000 By JOHNNY GUNTER jgunter@thenewsstar.com
The Ouachita Parish Police Jurytook steps Monday night to secure funding
to study the possibility of constructing a potable water supply reservoir
in the western part of the parish. Jurors agreed to allow Denmon
Engineering of Monroe to file an application with the state for capital
outlay funding. District B Juror Mack Calhoun said the Tensas Basin Levee
Board has been asked to contribute $80,000 toward the study.

From 1995 to Sept 4, 2003 $6,350,000.00 was spent to get to the permit stage.
On Sept 19, 2003
Rep. Lelon Kenney and Michael Thompson presented L.D.W.F
a check for 793,100 to pay for litigation of land taken.

What happened with the other $5,556,900.00 dollars for this small 1100 acre lake.
Thompson salary is about $100,000 a year x 9 = $900,000.
Denmon says the overall project is estimated to cost approximately $12 million dollars.

Caldwell lake work may begin next year July 18, 2004
Plan would put 4,000 acres to use By Robbie Evans revans@thenewsstar.com
Construction on northeastern Louisiana's newest lake could begin as early as next year.
Once land acquisition is completed, construction on the project could likely begin
in 2005, said environmental consultant Mike Thompson of Delhi.
"We're still finishing up survey work for the...

Thompson's gang is using Sparta Aquifer as an excuse to build Reservoirs, and
seems to want the Aquifer problem to continue.

The gang created
House Bill 388 Act 225 changing sparta's critical label to an
area of ground water concern, and preventing action to save Aquifer.
They seem to be using political correct labels to fool themselves.

"With tourism and retirement as basic industries we wish to attract them aspermanent residents.Each retired couple is equivalent to securing three new factory jobs.
We have the potential to construct as many as 10 additional lakes to impound
water runoff from approximately two thirds of the watershed area in the parish."What have they been smoking?